Girls' name · since 1933
Nelida
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 1,520 babies named Nelida, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,520
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nelida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,520 have been recorded since 1933.
Nelida has 1,520 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2024.
- #5,650 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,520 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nelida ranks #5,650 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,520 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,650 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,520
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nelida's 1,520 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nelida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nelida's full recorded timeline at 1983, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nelida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Nelida by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (337 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Nelida's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Nelida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
210 births
- 1960s
1960s
337 births
- 1970s
1970s
252 births
- 1980s
1980s
235 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 337 births (22% of all-time use).
How Nelida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nelida's total volume
Nelida by state
Where Nelida concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 348 | 22.9% |
| #2 | California | | 271 | 17.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 54 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.3% |
348 of 1,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nelida's data
- Nelida's decade-level peak was the 1960s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nelidas (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nelida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nelida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.